International Eurasian Academy of Sciences, IEAS

Academician

Huadong GUO

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Elected Academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences in 2010, Professor Huadong Guo is a distinguished Chinese remote sensing scientist whose research has made significant contributions to space Earth information science, digital Earth, and radar remote sensing. Born in 1950, he graduated from the Department of Geology at Nanjing University in 1977. He was elected Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2011 and is also a Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters, as well as a Member of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). He currently serves as Director of the Academic Committee of the Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), where he is also Research Professor and Doctoral Supervisor. His international academic service includes the Presidency of the International Society for Digital Earth (ISDE), membership of the 10-Member Group of the United Nations Technology Facilitation Mechanism for the Sustainable Development Goals, and directorship of the UNESCO International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage. He is also a member of the Scientific Committee of the Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) programme and President of the Digital Belt and Road (DBAR) International Science Programme. Previously, he served as Chair of the Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA) of the International Science Council. He is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Digital Earth and Big Earth Data.

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Professor Guo’s research has focused on space Earth information science, with particular emphasis on remote sensing information mechanisms, radar-based Earth observation, and digital Earth science. Through sustained research and leadership of major national programmes and international collaborative networks, he has contributed to the theoretical development and engineering application of radar remote sensing, the establishment of digital Earth platforms, and the integration of big Earth data with research on sustainable development. He currently leads the CAS Category A Strategic Pioneer Science and Technology Special Project “Big Earth Data Science Engineering” and the National Natural Science Foundation of China Major Project “Lunar-Based Observation Research on Earth’s Macro-Scientific Phenomena.” He has authored more than 600 peer-reviewed publications and 16 monographs and edited volumes and has received 16 national and international science and technology awards. Through his leadership in the Digital Belt and Road programme, UNESCO initiatives on space technologies for cultural and natural heritage, and international digital Earth research, Professor Guo has contributed to connecting advances in Earth observation and geospatial information science with applications in sustainable development, disaster risk reduction, and international scientific cooperation across Eurasia.